Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Vegetable vendors have high hope on new government

The sorry state of
vegetable and fruits sellers on Mahatma Gandhi Road is unexplainable.
The vendors are struggling hard to lead life due to several problems.

After D Devaraj Urs
Market, this vegetable market is considered as biggest market and
people throng here to purchase fresh vegetables, fruits from the wee
hours. But, there is no permanent shelter for them to sell their
veggies. During rainy season women, girls, struggle in rain to sell
their vegetables.

“The then DC Manivannan
had taken measures to construct the permanent shelter in the vacant
place. But, the politicians created controversies and the case is
pending in court and everything is unclear,” sais Bettaiah, vendor.

Following water crisis due
to drought the yield has come down this year. Meantime, soar in
prices of vegetables, fruits has led the business down, pushing
farmers life into misery. Farmer Nanjunda says: “people are buying
half kilo vegetables in place of more than one kilo, following price
hike.”

Lack of cleanliness, and
dilapidated condition of shops are the problems witnessed in D
Devaraj Urs. Parking problem is also causing inconvenience among
people and sellers.

Thus, the traders have
decided to elect the candidate who hear their grievances and think of
eradication of poverty. Majority of them opined that they are fed-up
with the rule of BJP government, while some say let any government
shall come to power, no one thinks of development of poor people.

The next government should
promote agriculture sector in state, and think of development of
state and bring down the prices of essential commodities, says
Venkatesh, of D Devaraj Urs Market.

Sellers Sowmya says:
“Development means not only providing basic facilities and
improving cities. Instead bringing poor people to the mainstream of
society, which no party candidates think of. Once they get elected
voters are sidelined and indulge in minting money.”

“We are fed-up with the
selfish, greed politics, who concentrate more on their growth, they
people. This time we have decided to cast our vote for a candidate
who think of upliftment of lower class people,” says Afsar,
vegetable vendors member.